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  1. Re:Can you use it to upload mails? on Free IMAP On Gmail · · Score: 5, Informative

    You'll need Outlook. Any version will do I think, other email clients might work though in my experience Outlook Express doesn't work and neither does the Windows Live Mail client. Thunderbird should work though, but of course if you have a hotmail account or you use exchange, your only option will be to use Outlook. Basically with Outlook simply copy/move your folders (right click or drag) that you need from an existing imap/pop/mapi account whatever and put them into the google imap account. It should be that simple, of course it'll mean uploading the email you copy, so if you have a lot of it or are on a slow connection it will take time.

  2. 800MB/s and 600MB/s NOT b/s on 640gb PCIe Solid-State Drive Demonstrated · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I hate to nitpick but the TFR uses MB/s not Mb/s, remember there is 8x DIFFERENCE between the two, otherwise 800Mb/s sounds a lot less impressive (its pretty much the same as current raid-0 (ish)

  3. Re:two things here on Texas Family 'Sues Creative Commons' · · Score: 1

    BUT Virgin Mobile Australia DID attribute the photo to the photographer by including a link to his Flickr page.

  4. Why Sue VM USA? on Texas Family 'Sues Creative Commons' · · Score: 1

    As mentioned in the article they should be at least suing the parent company if at all, VM USA have no control or responsibility over VM Australia.

    I personally hope the case gets thrown out, they don't have a leg to stand on, seeing as they cant sue VM USA and they can't sue CC who have done nothing wrong, and even if they sue VM Australia/Virgin itself, they have obliged by all the rules by including a link to the flickr picture, as set in the CC license.

  5. Title is not accurate on USB 3 in 2008, 10 Times as Fast · · Score: 1

    Only the specification is coming in 2008, actual USB 3.0 you won't see until 2009/2010

  6. Re:Does this come as a surprise? on Word 2007 Vs. Open Office 2.3 Writer · · Score: 1

    MS lets you download the free PDF/XPS plugin (which was originally built into the BETA version until Adobe moaned at them), you can get it here, and it works perfectly well. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

  7. Use Mozy for online backup on Google Rolls Out Online Storage Services · · Score: 1

    If you want good on-line backup, use www.mozy.com $55 for 1 yr or $5 per month, and this is for UNLIMITED storage and they give you up to 2GB for free, if you just wanna try it out. Plus its all encrypted before it even leaves your PC (you can even choose your OWN encryption key or they provide one) so you know whatever you backup will be safe. They also have a mac client in beta (for those that don't want to use .Mac)

  8. Re:Operators are arrogant too on Can Apple Find a European iPhone Partner? · · Score: 1

    In the UK, Vodafone is generally the worst though with Orange and T-Mobile not quite as bad, O2 are generally quite good with not ruining their phones.

  9. Expanding your raid with EVMS or WHS on RAID Vs. JBOD Vs. Standard HDDs · · Score: 1

    If you want to be able to expand your raid, one option (if you are at familiar with Linux is to use EVMS http://evms.sourceforge.net/ as it allows you to expand on your existing raid system, without you losing everything. The other option is to wait until Windows Home Server comes out which although isn't raid 5, in fact its more like raid 1, although not exactly like it, it will still allow you to have redundant expandable storage, and probably a lot less riskier than EVMS (cos if something does go wrong you may well lose your raid, and will have to rebuild it from scratch which won't be fun.)

  10. Re:*Yawn* on Optimus Keyboard Pre-Orders In Mere Hours · · Score: 1

    I don't remember them ever saying it would cost $100, I knew it was going to be cheap, and was sure they mentioned the price would be around $200-$300, which I admit is is still not cheap, but no where near the extortionate price they are charging for it.

  11. Re:20 is too many on 20 Must-have Firefox Extensions · · Score: 1, Informative

    Although I've not generally had stability issues with too many extension, I have found that certain ones do conflict and can makes FF amazingly efficient RAM usage become even more efficient. /sarcasm

    But yeah too many does it make it more bloated and often will make it eat even more RAM that it does normally, its a shame cos there are some great extensions out there, but they need to be tested a lot more with others so that they conflict less and don't cause even more memory leaks.

  12. Re:You are not buying bits, you're buying enjoymen on EU May Force iTunes Store To Accept Returns · · Score: 1

    In the UK, that is technically possible, at least if say, the movie was bad quality, or something went wrong at some point, I'm not sure about getting a refund if you don't like it, but I've heard that its been done and worked.

  13. Re:Save yourself some time on Blu-ray/HD DVD Disc Sales Numbers Revealed · · Score: 1

    "HD will win out because there will be more HD players on the market because of the cheap HD DVD add on for the Xbox 360"

    I wouldn't say it is partly or necessarily because of this at all, especially as with the additional cost of the HDDVD player it will make the total cost of (XBOX 360 + external driver = about the same as a PS3 premium) and definitely more than a PS3 basic.

  14. Facebook is far more secure than MySpace any day on Social Network Users Have Ruined Their Privacy · · Score: 1

    Yes even though it is now technically open to "anyone", the privacy controls on there allow you to lock your profile down to the point so that only those you know or trust can access it even to individual sections (i.e. photos/personal details etc). I feel far more secure using that than MySpace, where its either all or nothing (in fact its like that with all the other social sites that I have used as well).

  15. Facebook's reply on Facebook Changes Provoke Uproar Among Users · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is a reply facebook have been sending out to people had you moaned at them about these new changes.

    Hey,

    We understand that some people are unhappy or
    concerned about the recent changes to Facebook.
    Your feedback is welcome and appreciated because our
    goal is to make a website that is in line with our
    users' expectations. As we consider future changes
    and modifications, we will certainly keep everyone's
    opinions in mind. We think, however, that once you
    become familiar with the new layout and features,
    you will find these changes just as useful as past
    improvements such as Photos, Groups, and the Wall.

    We introduced News Feed and Mini-Feed because we
    wanted to make it easier than ever before to see
    interesting, relevant pieces of information from the
    world around you. News Feed automatically generates
    the most recent news stories about your friends so
    that you have a resource available to guide your
    movement throughout the site. Mini-Feed allows you
    to quickly and easily see the latest developments in
    the lives of people whose profiles you choose to
    visit.

    What is important to remember with all of these
    features is that we are not allowing anyone to see
    anything that they wouldn't normally be allowed to
    see. For example, if you join a secret group, any
    friends that are not members will not receive a News
    Feed story about this action. Similarly, when they
    look at your Mini-Feed, they will not be able to see
    a story about you joining the group. The settings
    that are established on the My Privacy page and the
    settings that apply to Photo albums, Notes, Groups,
    Events, etc. dictate the stories that are displayed
    in News Feed and Mini-Feed. Although there is no
    option to completely turn off Mini-Feed, all users
    have the option to hide individual stories. If you
    select the 'X' button to the right of any of your
    own stories, that content will no longer be visible
    to anyone viewing your Mini-Feed. Facebook prides
    itself in giving users complete control over the
    information that they share with others. Let us
    know if you have any questions about the privacy
    settings that we offer.

    Thanks for using Facebook!

    --

    Customer Support Representative
    Facebook

  16. Hulk on MPAA v. Hogan, or Vice Versa? · · Score: 1

    Am I the only person who read that title as MPAA vs. (Hulk) Hogan (hides) :|

  17. Re:No S**t on Why Popular Anti-Virus Apps 'Don't Work' · · Score: 1

    Indeed, the the Symantec Corporate Version is very small, and you don't notice it at all.

  18. Re:"Mosquitoe"? on Athens Breeding "Super Mosquitoes" · · Score: 1

    Where did you get that idea from? It is definitely Mosquito (with no "e"). The "e" is only used in the plural - "Mosquitoes"

  19. Tax Reasons? on PS3 Apparently A Computer · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the PS2 classed as a computer or something as it meant lower import taxes to other countries or something along those lines.

    I faintly remember reading something that by including the YaBasic program on the demo disc that is supplied with the PS2 meant it had programming capabilites (well you could make very simple graphic games i suppose) and so could be classed as a computer of some sort.

    Anyone else remember this?

  20. Cost could have been worse on PS3 Launch Details Announced · · Score: 1

    Its expensive, and yeah its more expensive than an 360 base system, but then again, the xbox base system didn't come with a hard drive, or new dvd-playing capabilites. A lot of people will buy this because it will act as a blue ray drive as well a gaming system, the 360 still can't do that. In the UK those prices are gonna be around £350 and £400-410 I reckon (including markup) respectively which considering the PS2 was £300 6 yrs ago (so taking into account inflation), AND this is including a next gen drive, the cost is probably not that all bad, not what I was expecting anyway. I don't see how they can justify £50-60 or so for 40GB extra though, I'd expect an 80GB or even 100GB for that extra money and a minimum of 40GB in the base system.

  21. Re:Why is blackberry so unique? on Chinese Telecom Company Launches 'RedBerry' · · Score: 1

    Another reason is that it has better security features than say using a standard mobile/smart phone. Companies running a blackberry server have complete control over the email going to their employees blackberries and for instance - in the event one was stolen, the whole thing can be remotely wiped by an admin at the company to prevent private information being released etc. I know there are other features as well - but I think this is one of the most important ones.

  22. MS already do this on Google Beta Testing "Gmail For Your Domain" · · Score: 1

    Well MS already are providing exactly this service as part of their ideas.live.com (its still in beta) but does the same thing using hotmail and works perfectly well. Of course at the moment you are still limited to 250MB storage but that should go upto 2GB (and tbh who needs anymore than that anyway) when they are finished with the new Outlook style hotmail.

  23. Re:Umm, Stargate? on Time Names Battlestar Galactica Show Of The Year · · Score: 1

    Its not, both SG1 and Atlantis have been renewed for another year (for seasons 10 and 3 respectively), whether or not thats good or bad, we'll have to wait and see. (though on a side note, it has meant that SG1 will officily become the longest running US SCI-FI show ever (X-Files had 9 series).

  24. Re:Gaim? MS-messenger? on aMSN 0.95 Released · · Score: 1

    Well being in the UK, everyone I know uses msnim, and why not, one of the biggest advantages of it is being able to use ANY email address by just setting it up with a msn passport, which a lot of people i know including myself have done. I had an AIM account a few years back, just as a few friends used it but they have now gone to msn as well, and i don't know anyone that uses ICQ, or yahoo for that matter (or at least that few that do have it set as a passport anyway.)

  25. Re:XP Home? on First Intel Yonah Laptop Announced · · Score: 1

    Yeah your getting confused, XP Home can only use a single processor, not dual ones, i.e. Dual Opterons or Dual Zeons, but as has been said, dual core, is still only one processor, so it can work with that.